- [Voiceover] Our Inbox is a mix…of messages that are critical,…messages that are important,…messages that are interesting,…and messages that we really don't read at all.…I have messages that I keep around for a rainy day,…but that rainy day never seems to come.…In Outlook 2016 for Windows there's a new feature…that's called Clutter,…which helps us out by filtering out…those low-priority emails, my rainy day emails,…and putting them in a folder called Clutter.…

So they're not distracting me.…And that lets me focus on my important email messages.…The way this works is, Microsoft Exchange server,…which is the Post Office for your Outlook Inbox,…keeps track of what emails you routinely don't read,…and who they're from.…And once you turn it on,…Clutter creates a Clutter folder,…and moves the types of messages…that you're less likely to read…to that folder.…So, it's not the same as ignoring conversations,…it's not even the same as Mailbox Clean-up.…

It's a brand new feature.…And the more you use it,…the better decisions it makes.…

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3/7/2016

Get a handle on your inbox. Learn to streamline your Outlook 2016 workflow with tips, strategies, and techniques for reviewing and organizing email. Gini Courter shows how to use views to rearrange and sort email, organize email with folders and categories, and use rules and Quick Steps to automate many common tasks. With these techniques, you'll cut down on the time and energy you spend on email every day.